placenamesCoolmine
Cúil Mhín
Coolmine’s modern history includes two institutions founded a year apart: a community school and a pioneering residential treatment community.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Cúil Mhín · Irish · main form
- Coolmine · English · main form
Place & story
A community school
Coolmine Community School was founded in 1972 and formally opened and blessed in 1974. Its own institutional account describes discussions involving local parents, the Department of Education, the vocational education committee and Dublin’s Catholic archdiocese. The intended model combined the academic tradition of secondary schools with vocational education, creating a school shaped by several partners in the growing suburban community. [2]
The community at Coolmine Lodge
In 1973 Paddy Rossmore established Coolmine Therapeutic Community at Coolmine Lodge. After visiting Phoenix House in London, he invited Brian Delaney and Jacqueline Ballard to help set up the service in Ireland. Its early support combined Eastern Health Board funding, encouragement from psychiatrist Ivor Browne and voluntary fundraising. The organisation remained relatively small through its first seven years before expanding during the 1980s. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Coolmine. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- About Us — Ár Scéalta · Coolmine Community School
- History — the early years · Coolmine Therapeutic Community
- Coolmine Fire Station illustration: based on a Coolmine Fire Station by Harold Strong. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2010-01-06. How this page was prepared.